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Gag grouperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny70
- Spot68
- Atlantic croaker67
- Red drum66
- Spotted seatrout66
- Weakfish65
- Florida pompano64
- Black sea bass63
- Bluefish61
- Gag grouper60
- Southern flounder60
- Striped bass59
- Black drum58
- Summer flounder57
- Sheepshead54
- Red snapper53
- King mackerel50
- Greater amberjack43
- Crevalle jack42
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia34
Best score today · 6 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 605 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.7 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Saturday, Nov 7 · 6 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.7 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 3 kt WPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 67°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
67Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Gag grouper is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gag grouper is best here
Peak season for Gag grouper · 8 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Drum Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonGag grouper
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Drum Point
Drum Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spot and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for little tunny, red drum, spotted seatrout and weakfish, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
Tackle & technique
- Gag grouper
- Gag hold on ledges, rock piles and wrecks, from 15 to 40 feet in the fall on Florida's Gulf coast out to 250 feet the rest of the year. Troll deep-diving plugs to find productive rocks, then anchor and drop or freeline live pinfish or pigfish on a strong circle hook. Keep the drag tight and turn the fish in the first few seconds or it will reach the rocks.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Harbor Creek75
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 75
- Spot 74
- Spotted seatrout 74
5 kt ENEH 5:23 PM · 0.7 ftL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ft
- East Bluff Bay74
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 74
- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spotted seatrout 73
5 kt ENEH 5:23 PM · 0.7 ftL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ft
- Juniper Creek74
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Red drum 74
- Spot 74
6 kt ENEH 5:23 PM · 0.7 ftL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ft
- Southwest Bay73
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
- Red drum 71
5 kt ENEH 5:23 PM · 0.7 ftL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with NCDMF before you keep a fish.